Shoe-shining machine.



s. F'. woonsMALL. "sHoE SHINING MACHINE. APPLLCATION FILED AUG..30. |9134.

1,142,924. l Y Y Patented June 15., 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

y SAMUEL nwoonsmnn, or TWIN FALLS, IDAHO. n

Application ledvAugust 30, 1913. Serial N o. 787,503.

To all whom it may concern.' Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. Woon- SMALL, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Twin Falls, in the county of Twin Falls and State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShoe- Shining Machines, of which Athe following is a speciicatiomreference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoe shining machines, the

object of the invention being 'to provideV a machine wherein the operating mechanism is located within a casing and is actuated by means of a coin operated switch which con-= nects the operating mechanism with any suitable motive power. .p

Another object of the invention isthe pro-k vision` of a shoe polishing machine operated by electric motive power and having a coin v operated switch which connects the operatlng mechanism ofthe machine with the motive power.v i

A further object of the invention is the provision of a shoe shining machineof the above character which will possess advantages Vvin points of eliciency and durability, is inexpensive of manufactureand at the same time is simple in construction and opy eration. g t A d With the above and other vobjects in view, this invention consists lin the novel features of constructionl and the combination 'and arrangement of partstqb hereinafter o more fully described, pointed""out in theclaims and shown in the accompanying" drawings,\in whichv Figure 1 1s a longitudinal sectional vlew r of a shoe shining machine constructed in accordance with my invention. top plan view, the cover of the casing being removed. Fig. k3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4 4, Fig. `1; and Fig. 4 is a 'detail planview of the universal connection between the member 92 andthe member 123. I

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the lowermost portion of the casing at the forward vside of which is an upright casing 2 having a suitable slot 3 therein in which the rcoin is to be inserted t operate the mechanism with-in the casing 1. Mounted upon one end of the main shaft 34 is apulley 35 around which is arranged" a belt 36, said belt extendinglupwardlyl to the motor 16 to which power 1s supplied Fig. 2 is al i. Patented une15 ,119715.r` f

throughthe medium of the knife switch arran-ged in the casing 2 and actuated-through ,Y I

the medium of the handle 10.' Inthe' upper v,end of the casing 2, itwi'llbe noticed that lan emergency slot 38 is provided, and arranged at the inner end of the slot 3 is "a magnet 39 whichis adapted todrawb'ogus coins into the sloti38to prevent'tliem from entering' the tube 4 toY operate the machine.- o Arranged within the bottom of the casing 1 are aplurality of supporting V`n'iembersl`40 in which the-shaft 34 is adapted to rotate.

VArranged withinsthe casing 1 and lsecured to the bottom'thereof by means of the screw bolts y41 is the basemernber whicheis l constructed of metal or any., other'suitableA i material and is provided with a recess 43 and .further provided with a longitudinalv opening 44 through which'the shaft 34 is adapted to extend-v and rotate.

- Arranged within the recess 43 and mount I ed for rotation upon theshaft 34 is a gear 45 which is adaptedto mesh with a small gear 46 mounted upon a longitudinal ,shaft 47. Formed integralv with the gear 46`is a so 1 l beveled gear whichmeshes with .the gear o 48 formed upon the lower face of the rota't4- ing castingA 50. The casting 50 is rotatably` mounted upon an upwardly projecting post 5l whichvis formed integral `with l'the base lmember 42. Formedjonthe castingOis a'. i n ,large gear 52 which 4.isi rotatably mounted` l:withina suitable casing. 53," said casing com#V prising the body portion 54, the medialporaol tion of which is proyidedrwith a circularf."v

`downwardly extending; curved ilange 5.5,

having an annular rib 56 at itslower end which engages over a out away portion 57 of the base 42. Suitable bearings 58 are` mountedwithin the grooves formed inthe lower ends of the member and the shoul-` y der 59 of the base 42 whereby the casing 534 Y may be readilyrotated` upon the base 42.

.^ The body portion 5 4 ofthe casing 53 is `provided upon-its `lower face and adjacent n lits outer edge with an annular seriesy of Yteeth `60 which are adaptedto mesh Witha.

gear 6l mounted uponthe main shaft 34 whereby said casing will ,be readily rotated uponthe rotation of the shaftv 34. A coverl plate 62 is provided having a centralopen-l ing to receive ,the upwardly extending post annularpshoulder 63 formedupon the upper .roc

51, said cover plate.being mounted Vupon ran i v11a heldin position by means of the set 1screw i 64. The cover plate 62 is provided upon one side thereof with an offset portion 65 in which is mounted a transverse shaft 66, the

lower end of which is mounted in a suitable j shaft 66.

Formed integral with the rotatable casing 53 is an angularly projecting sleeve member- 71 having an offset angular portion 72 formed at the upper end thereof and upon which is mounted a casting 73. An angularly disposed shaft 74y is provided,ithe lower end of which is rotatably mounted in a suitable bearing at the lower termination ofthe arm 71 andthe upper end thereof is mounted in a suitablebearing in thevcasting 73. Rotatably mounted upon the lower end` of the shaft 74 and engaging the beveled gear 7 0 is asimilar geary 75 which is adapted to impart motion to the shaft 74 and rotate the gear'76 at the upper end 'of the shaft. The gear 76, mounted upon the upper, end of the shaft, is adapted to mesh with a 4double faced vgear 77 which is rotatably mounted within the upper end of the sleeve and one `of the central spindles thereof being rotatably mounted within the upper face of the casting 73. The arm 71y is'provided at its upper end and upon the vinner periphery thereof with an annular groove 78 in which is rotatably mounted fthe annular rib 79 formed upon the` downwardly projecting end portion of the angular sleeve 80, whereby said sleeve is rotatably mounted upon the upper end of the'arm 71. Removably secured to the upper end of the arm 71 and provided with an inwardly'extending rib portion 81 is a removable plate 82 to one end of which is secured one end of a'coil spring 83,' the other end of said spring being secured to an upwardly projecting vportion formed upon the outer end of the sleeve80.

Asclearly illustrated in Fig. 2, the upper y face of the double gear 77 is adapted to mesh with the beveled gear 85 which is mounted upon the longitudinal shaft 86 arranged within the horizontal portion of the sleeve 80. A second gear 87 is mounted upon the shaft 86 opposite the gear 85 and is adapted to mesh with a similar gear'88 which is disposed in a horizontal position and mounted-"upon the lower end of the shaft 89 which is arranged within the upright portion of the sleeve 80. The'upper end of the vertical portion of the sleeve 80 is pro# vided with an enlargement 90 having an outwardly extending annular flange 91 upon ideama which is mounted the lower end of a rotatable casing 92. Arranged between the low eiend of the casing 92 and the annular flange 91 are a plurality of ball bearings 93 where by any friction is prevented between the casing and the upper end of the sleeve. The casing 92 is securely held in position upon the upper end of the sleeve by means of an internally threaded ring 93 which is removably engaged with the lower end of the casing 92 and is provided with an inwardly extending flange 94 which engaged beneath the flange 91 to prevent the removal of the casing 92.

Removably mounted vupon-the upper end of the casing 92 and adapted to close the upper end of thesame is a closure plate 95 which is securely held, in position by means of the set screws 96. A division plate 97 is arranged within the casing 92 and the outer edge thereof is adapted to be mounted upon an annular shoulder 98 formed within the casing 92. The upper end of the shaft 89 is mounted in a suitable bearing formed in the removable plate 95 and mounted upon vthis shaft and arranged within the chamber formed between the plates 95 and 97 is a large gear 99. Mounted on the shaft 89 and arranged within the lower portion of the casing 92 4is -a small gear- 100 which is adapted to mesh with a somewhat larger gear 101 mounted upon a vertical shaft, the

` ends of which are mounted in suitable bearings formed in the enlarged portion 90 and the division plate 97. Thisr gear 101 is adapted t'o mesh with a series of teeth 102 which are formed upon the inner periphery of the casing'92 whereby said casing may be readilyrotated through the medium of the gear 100 and the shaft 89.

The gear 99 mounted within the upper chamber of the casing 92 is adapted to mesh with the spaced gears 103 which are mounted upon the lower end of the vertical'brush shafts 104 and mounted for rotation upon the vertical shafts 104 are the opposed end brushy members 105 vwhich are adapted to clean, black and polish the side portions of the boot or shoe which is inserted within the casing 1 through the opening 106. Arranged between the brush members is a suitable supply tank 107 having communication withthe brush members 105 whereby polish may be readily supplied to the same, when desired. From this it will be seen that upon the rotation of the casing 53, the brush members 105 will travel around the boot or shoe so that the entire portion thereof may be readily cleaned and polished. The foot of the person desiring to have his or her bootor shoe shined which is inserted through the opening 106 i-s supported uponv a flat faced casting108 having a downwardly extending lug formed upon the lower ends thereof, as indicated at 109 and which is pivotally mounted upon the upper end of a movable standard 110. The lower-endfof the standard 110 is .provided with a substantially rectangular bore 111 adapted to re- -ceive the upper rectangular end 112-of kthe post 51 so that the casting 108 may be raised and lowered to any desired position and securely retained in such position by meansv vertically disposed shaft 116. Supportedin one side of the casing 1 and projecting outwardly at an angle thereto is a casting l117 which is provided with a central opening 118 and with a longitudinal bore 119 adapted to receive the upper end of theshaft 116. Mounted upon the upper end of the shaft 116 and arranged within the -opening 118 is a gear 120 which corresponds tothe gear 45 carried by the main shaft 34and arranged within the opening 43 formed in the base member 42. It'will be readily noted from the showing illustrated in Fig. 2, that the casing 53 which is mounted'upon the side of the casting 117 is constructed similar to the casing, 53 rotatably mounted upon the base 42. In this easing is the large gear 52 which-is adapted to mesh with al train of gears 121 rotatably mounted within the vertical portionvof'the sleeve 80. The casing 53 is also provided upon its outer face with a series 'of teeth 60 which are'adapted to mesh with a gear 122 mounted upon the shaft 116 whereby motion may be readily imparted tothe casing.

The horizontal portionof the sleeve-80 is formed in two .sections 123 and 124, the

meeting ends of said sections being pivotally` connected, as shown at 125 'whereby they sec-'1 tion 124 may be raised andlo'wered regardless of the position of the section 123. A coil springv 126 is provided, one end` of which is secured to the section 123 andthe other end thereof secured to the section 124 so as to aS- sist in retaining the brush members 127 which are carried by the movable section 124 4into engagement with the boot or shoe arranged within the casing to be polished.

The casing 92 which is mounted upon the outer' end of the movable portion T124 of the arm is constructed similarjto the casing 92 mounted upon the vertical portion of the sleeve 80 whereby the casing 92 is rotatably mounted upon the 'outeren'd of the movable portion 124 of the sleeve and arranged therein are the several gears which impart motion to the rotary brush members 127. It will be readily apparent' `from the drawings vi5 that the coil springs 126 and 83 are adapted to normally-retain the brushmembers 105 and127 in engagement'with-fthe tops and side portions of the boot or shoe'. .Itwill be noted that throughout the several parts of the operating mechanism arranged within the casing 1 -a plurality of oil cups k128 are provided which communicate yby-means of the tubes vl129 to'various bearings-which are kept'well lubricated 4by the maintenance of oil within the lcups 128. p

From the above descriptionftak'en in connection with the accompanying drawings,

the operativeness of.. my device will bereadily apparent taken in connectionwith thef following explanation thereof. When a per 'son desires to have `his or-h'er boot or shoe cleaned and polished, the foot inserted through the opening 106 and rested upon'the upper flat face of thec'asting108. A nickel' or other coin which is designed toj operate the machine is inserted in the -mechani'smf lwhich controls the passage of the current to' the motor 16,.sothat,a lcurrent may be sup Y plied to the motor 37;. -As the current is supplied to the motor, the shaft 34 is rotated imparting motion tothe casing 53 and tothe brushes 105'through'the-fvarious shafts and 'i' gearings carried by the casing. Motion is also' imparted: tothebrush vmembers 127 95 through the' various `gear.memberscarried 'by vthe casing-53. As the'shaft 34-is rotated, `the casing 53 willbe rotated moving the sleeve 80 around the boot or shoe,the coil spring 83 normally retaining the brushes in` engagement with rlthe' shoek so that 4'said brush members will readily act thereon. It will also be apparent that the coil spring 126 will materially'assist in retaining the brushy 'y members 127 into'engagement withV the shoe so that the toe portion of the shoe may be quickly and readily cleaned, blacked and polished.

It will be apparent that while the` brushes 105 are in the position diametrically 4opposite that of Fig.` 2, the brushes 127 will'also be in a position diametrically oppositethe position illustrated in Fig. 2,thuspermitl' ting the arm 124 to pass beneath the arm 80.4

It will be apparent from the accompanying drawings that as the shaft 34 is rotated, the operatin'g'shaft 33 ywill also be rotated to impart motionv to the vertically disposed y shaft 27 ,i said'shaft upon which is mounted the worm gear 26 will rotate the cam 24 and reciprocate the" pitman v21.

4 It will be noted that I have provided three brushes 104, and three brushes 127. One of these brushes 104 is' in engagement with the blacking in container 107. The other two brushes, however, are not in such engagement. The same is true of the brushes 127.y One of the brushes 104 and one of the brushes 127 is designed to clean the shoe ofdirt, `another of the brushes 104 and 12,7 is designed to' apply blacking to the shoe, and the lthird brush of each set of brushes is designed to polish the shoe after the blacking is applied. The gears whereby the rotation of the set of brushes around a central axis is secured, are so proportioned that upon the first novement of the brushes 104s, for example around the shoe, the cleaning brush will be applied to the shoe. Upon the neXt rotation of the brushes around the shoe the daubing brush will be applied thereto, and upon the third rotation around the shoe the polishing brush will be engaged therewith. At the end of this period the motor will be deenergized as previously stated. The same is true of the brushes 127. Beth the brushes 104 and 127 describe closed paths, the brushes 104 describing a path around the shoe supportand in a horizontal plane, while the brushes 127 describe a path around the shoe support in a vertical plane. A

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that I have provided a shoe polishing machine wherein a boot or shoe may be quickly and readily polished, the operation being carried out by dropping a nickel in the slot 3 and actuating the handle member 10 connecting the operation mechanism within the casing 1 with themoter 1G. It will be understood that as soon as the boots or shoes have been cleaned and polished, the operating mechanism will be automatically cut off by relieving the pressure of the movable contacts upon the knife 9, this cutting off the circuit and permitting the knife to return to its normal position. It will also be apparent that my device is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at comparatively low cost.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel featuresor departing from the scope of the appended claims.

1. A device of the class described including a casing, a base member therein, a rotatable casing upon the base, an angularly disposed arm formed integral therewith, an angular sleeve rotatably mounted upon said arm, rotary brush members carried by the upper end of said sleeve, a second base arranged within the casing and disposed at one side thereof, a rotatable casing mounted thereon, a sectional sleeve formed thereon, and rotary brush members carried by the outer ends of the sectional sleeve, as and fori the purpose set forth.

2. A device of the class described including a casing, a base member mounted thereon, a rotatable casing upon the base, a gear mounted for rotation within the casing, an angularly disposed arm formed integral with the base, an angular sleeve rotatably mountedupon said arm, rotary brush members mounted upon the upper end of the sleeve, means connecting the gear with the rotary brush members whereby to impart movement to the brush members, a second base arranged within the casing and dis posed at one side thereof, a rotatable casing carried thereby, a gear within the casing, a sectional sleeve formed on the casing, rotary brush members carried by the sectional sleeve, and means connecting said gear with the brush members, whereby to impart rotary movement to the brush members, as and for the purpose set forth.

In a shoe blacking apparatus, a vertically disposed brush movable in a circular horizontal closed path whereby to engage the side faces of the shoe, and a plurality of brushes movable in a circular vertical path whereby to engage and pass over the upper face of the shoe.

4. In a shoe blaclring apparatus, a vertically disposed brush movable in a horizontal closedvpath, means for supporting a shoe within said path, means for forcing said brush against the shoe so supported to conform to the outlinethereof, and a brush movable in a circular path in a vertical plane and around the toe portion of said shoe support.

5. In a shoe blacking apparatus, a shoe support, a base rotatable relative to said shoe support, said base having a laterally projecting arm, avrotatable head mounted upon the arm, a plurality of brushes each rotatable upon and with relation to the head, means forrotating the base, the head and said brushes, whereby to carry the brushes around and in contact with a shoe mounted upon the support and to independently rotate the head and independently rotate the brushes with relation thereto.

G. In a shoe bla-cking machine, a foot support, a member rotatable around said foot support, a rotatable brush support mounted upon said member, three brushes carried thereby, a font with which one of said brushes engages to supply blacking thereto and'disposed between the brush with which it coacts and the other brushes, and means for rotating the brush support to carry said brushes successively into contact with a shoe mounted upon said support.

7. In a shoe blacking apparatus, a vertically disposed brush movable in a circular horizontal path whereby to enga-ge the side face of the shoe, a brush movable in a circular vertical path whereby to engage and pass over the upper face of the shoe, and means for causing one of said brushes to intercept the path of movement of the other brush at the time when the other brush is i named arm and yieldably holding the second named arm directed toward the shoe support, and means for rotating said base, the head, and said brushes at dierent relative speeds.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiX my signature in the presence of two Witnesses;

SAMUEL F. WOODSMALL.

IVitnesses: i

L. L. DIBBLE, WILBER S. HILL. 

